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The Discourse of Reading Groups - Integrating Cognitive and Sociocultural Perspectives (Paperback): David Peplow, Joan Swann,... The Discourse of Reading Groups - Integrating Cognitive and Sociocultural Perspectives (Paperback)
David Peplow, Joan Swann, Paola Trimarco, Sara Whiteley
R1,296 Discovery Miles 12 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Of interest in their own terms as a significant cultural practice, reading groups also provide a window on the everyday interpretation of literary texts. While reading is often considered a solitary process, reading groups constitute a form of social reading, where interpretations are produced and displayed in discourse. The Discourse of Reading Groups is a study of such joint conceptual activity, and how this is necessarily embedded in interpersonal activity and the production of reader identities. Uniquely in this context it draws on, and seeks to integrate, ideas from both cognitive and social linguistics. The book will be of interest to scholars in literacy studies as well as cultural and literary studies, the history of reading, applied linguistics and sociolinguistics, digital technologies and educational research.

Storytelling in Early Childhood - Enriching language, literacy and classroom culture (Hardcover): Teresa Cremin, Rosie Flewitt,... Storytelling in Early Childhood - Enriching language, literacy and classroom culture (Hardcover)
Teresa Cremin, Rosie Flewitt, Ben Mardell, Joan Swann
R3,737 Discovery Miles 37 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Storytelling in Early Childhood is a captivating book which explores the multiple dimensions of storytelling and story acting and shows how they enrich language and literacy learning in the early years. Foregrounding the power of children's own stories in the early and primary years, it provides evidence that storytelling and story acting, a pedagogic approach first developed by Vivian Gussin Paley, affords rich opportunities to foster learning within a play-based and language-rich curriculum. The book explores a number of themes and topics, including: the role of imaginary play and its dynamic relationship to narrative; how socially situated symbolic actions enrich the emotional, cognitive and social development of children; how the interrelated practices of storytelling and dramatisation enhance language and literacy learning, and contribute to an inclusive classroom culture; the challenges practitioners face in aligning their understanding of child literacy and learning with a narrow, mandated curriculum which focuses on measurable outcomes. Driven by an international approach and based on new empirical studies, this volume further advances the field, offering new theoretical and practical analyses of storytelling and story acting from complementary disciplinary perspectives. This book is a potent and engaging read for anyone intrigued by Paley's storytelling and story acting curriculum, as well as those practitioners and students with a vested interest in early years literacy and language learning. With contributions from Vivian Gussin Paley, Patricia 'Patsy' Cooper, Dorothy Faulkner, Natalia Kucirkova, Gillian Dowley McNamee and Ageliki Nicolopoulou.

The Discourse of Reading Groups - Integrating Cognitive and Sociocultural Perspectives (Hardcover): David Peplow, Joan Swann,... The Discourse of Reading Groups - Integrating Cognitive and Sociocultural Perspectives (Hardcover)
David Peplow, Joan Swann, Paola Trimarco, Sara Whiteley
R4,156 Discovery Miles 41 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Of interest in their own terms as a significant cultural practice, reading groups also provide a window on the everyday interpretation of literary texts. While reading is often considered a solitary process, reading groups constitute a form of social reading, where interpretations are produced and displayed in discourse. The Discourse of Reading Groups is a study of such joint conceptual activity, and how this is necessarily embedded in interpersonal activity and the production of reader identities. Uniquely in this context it draws on, and seeks to integrate, ideas from both cognitive and social linguistics. The book will be of interest to scholars in literacy studies as well as cultural and literary studies, the history of reading, applied linguistics and sociolinguistics, digital technologies and educational research.

The Routledge Companion to English Language Studies (Hardcover): Janet Maybin, Joan Swann The Routledge Companion to English Language Studies (Hardcover)
Janet Maybin, Joan Swann
R3,062 Discovery Miles 30 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Routledge Companion to English Language Studies is an accessible guide to the major topics, debates and issues in English Language Studies. This authoritative collection includes entries written by well-known language specialists from a diverse range of backgrounds who examine and explain established knowledge and recent developments in the field. Covering a wide range of topics such as globalization, gender and sexuality and food packaging, this volume provides critical overviews of:

  • approaches to researching, describing and analyzing English
  • the position of English as a global language
  • the use of English in texts, practices and discourses
  • variation and diversity throughout the English-speaking world.

Fully cross-referenced throughout and featuring useful definitions of key terms and concepts, this is an invaluable guide for teachers wishing to check, consolidate or update their knowledge, and is an ideal resource for all students of English Language Studies.

The Routledge Companion to English Language Studies (Paperback): Janet Maybin, Joan Swann The Routledge Companion to English Language Studies (Paperback)
Janet Maybin, Joan Swann
R919 Discovery Miles 9 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Routledge Companion to English Language Studies is an accessible guide to the major topics, debates and issues in English Language Studies. This authoritative collection includes entries written by well-known language specialists from a diverse range of backgrounds who examine and explain established knowledge and recent developments in the field. Covering a wide range of topics such as globalization, gender and sexuality and food packaging, this volume provides critical overviews of: approaches to researching, describing and analyzing English the position of English as a global language the use of English in texts, practices and discourses variation and diversity throughout the English-speaking world. Fully cross-referenced throughout and featuring useful definitions of key terms and concepts, this is an invaluable guide for teachers wishing to check, consolidate or update their knowledge, and is an ideal resource for all students of English Language Studies.

Teaching Academic Writing - A Toolkit for Higher Education (Paperback): Caroline Coffin, Mary Jane Curry, Sharon Goodman, Ann... Teaching Academic Writing - A Toolkit for Higher Education (Paperback)
Caroline Coffin, Mary Jane Curry, Sharon Goodman, Ann Hewings, Theresa Lillis, …
R1,149 Discovery Miles 11 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Student academic writing is at the heart of teaching and learning in higher education. Students are assessed largely by what they write, and need to learn both general academic conventions as well as disciplinary writing requirements in order to be successful in higher education.
Teaching Academic Writing is a 'toolkit' designed to help higher education lecturers and tutors teach writing to their students. Containing a range of diverse teaching strategies, the book offers both practical activities to help students develop their writing abilities and guidelines to help lecturers and tutors think in more depth about the assessment tasks they set and the feedback they give to students. The authors explore a wide variety of text types, from essays and reflective diaries to research projects and laboratory reports. The book draws on recent research in the fields of academic literacy, second language learning, and linguistics. It is grounded in recent developments such as the increasing diversity of the student body, the use of the Internet, electronic tuition, and issues related to distance learning in an era of increasing globalisation.
Written by experienced teachers of writing, language, and linguistics, Teaching Academic Writing will be of interest to anyone involved in teaching academic writing in higher education.

Changing English (Paperback, 2nd edition): David Graddol, Dick Leith, Joan Swann, Martin Rhys, Julia Gillen Changing English (Paperback, 2nd edition)
David Graddol, Dick Leith, Joan Swann, Martin Rhys, Julia Gillen
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R341 Discovery Miles 3 410 Ships in 2 - 4 working days

Changing English examines the history of English from its origins in the fifth century to the present day. It focuses on the radical changes that have taken place in the structure of English over a millennium and a half, detailing the influences of migration, colonialism and many other historical, social and cultural phenomena. Expert authors illustrate and analyze dialects, accents and the shifting styles of individual speakers as they respond to changing circumstances. The reader is introduced to many key debates relating to the English language, illustrated by specific examples of data in context.

Including key material retained from the earlier bestselling book, English: History, Diversity and Change, this new book has been thoroughly reorganised and updated with entirely new material. Changing English:

  • explains basic concepts, easily located through a comprehensive index
  • includes contributions by experts in the field, such as David Crystal, David Graddol, Dick Leith, Lynda Mugglestone and Joan Swann
  • contains a range of source material and commissioned readings to supplement chapters.

Changing English makes an essential contribution to the field of English language studies.

Teaching Academic Writing - A Toolkit for Higher Education (Hardcover): Caroline Coffin, Mary Jane Curry, Sharon Goodman, Ann... Teaching Academic Writing - A Toolkit for Higher Education (Hardcover)
Caroline Coffin, Mary Jane Curry, Sharon Goodman, Ann Hewings, Theresa Lillis, …
R3,877 Discovery Miles 38 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Student academic writing is at the heart of teaching and learning in higher education. Students are assessed largely by what they write, and need to learn both general academic conventions as well as disciplinary writing requirements in order to be successful in higher education.
Teaching Academic Writing is a 'toolkit' designed to help higher education lecturers and tutors teach writing to their students. Containing a range of diverse teaching strategies, the book offers both practical activities to help students develop their writing abilities and guidelines to help lecturers and tutors think in more depth about the assessment tasks they set and the feedback they give to students. The authors explore a wide variety of text types, from essays and reflective diaries to research projects and laboratory reports. The book draws on recent research in the fields of academic literacy, second language learning, and linguistics. It is grounded in recent developments such as the increasing diversity of the student body, the use of the Internet, electronic tuition, and issues related to distance learning in an era of increasing globalisation.
Written by experienced teachers of writing, language, and linguistics, Teaching Academic Writing will be of interest to anyone involved in teaching academic writing in higher education.

Storytelling in Early Childhood - Enriching language, literacy and classroom culture (Paperback): Teresa Cremin, Rosie Flewitt,... Storytelling in Early Childhood - Enriching language, literacy and classroom culture (Paperback)
Teresa Cremin, Rosie Flewitt, Ben Mardell, Joan Swann
R1,208 Discovery Miles 12 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Storytelling in Early Childhood is a captivating book which explores the multiple dimensions of storytelling and story acting and shows how they enrich language and literacy learning in the early years. Foregrounding the power of children's own stories in the early and primary years, it provides evidence that storytelling and story acting, a pedagogic approach first developed by Vivian Gussin Paley, affords rich opportunities to foster learning within a play-based and language-rich curriculum. The book explores a number of themes and topics, including: the role of imaginary play and its dynamic relationship to narrative; how socially situated symbolic actions enrich the emotional, cognitive and social development of children; how the interrelated practices of storytelling and dramatisation enhance language and literacy learning, and contribute to an inclusive classroom culture; the challenges practitioners face in aligning their understanding of child literacy and learning with a narrow, mandated curriculum which focuses on measurable outcomes. Driven by an international approach and based on new empirical studies, this volume further advances the field, offering new theoretical and practical analyses of storytelling and story acting from complementary disciplinary perspectives. This book is a potent and engaging read for anyone intrigued by Paley's storytelling and story acting curriculum, as well as those practitioners and students with a vested interest in early years literacy and language learning. With contributions from Vivian Gussin Paley, Patricia 'Patsy' Cooper, Dorothy Faulkner, Natalia Kucirkova, Gillian Dowley McNamee and Ageliki Nicolopoulou.

Introducing Sociolinguistics (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Rajend Mesthrie, Joan Swann, Ana Deumert, William L. Leap Introducing Sociolinguistics (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Rajend Mesthrie, Joan Swann, Ana Deumert, William L. Leap
R689 R630 Discovery Miles 6 300 Save R59 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Sociolinguistics is one of the central branches of modern linguistics and deals with the place of language in human societies. This second edition of Introducing Sociolinguistics expertly synthesises the main approaches to the subject. The book covers areas such as multilingualism, code-choice, language variation, dialectology, interactional studies, gender, language contact, language and inequality, and language and power. At the same time it provides an integrated perspective on these themes by examining sociological theories of human interaction. In this regard power and inequality are particularly significant. The book also contains two chapters on the applications of sociolinguistics (in education and in language policy and planning) and a concluding chapter on the sociolinguistics of sign language. New topics covered include speaking style and stylisation, while current debates in areas like creolisation, globalisation and language death, language planning, and gender are reflected. Written collaboratively by teachers and scholars with first hand experience of sociolinguistic developments on four continents, this book provides the broadest introduction currently available to the central topics in sociolinguistics. Features: * Provides a solid foundation in all aspects of sociolinguistics and explores important themes such as power and inequality, sign language, gender and the internet * Well illustrated with maps, diagrams, inset boxes, drawings and cartoons * Accessibly written with the beginner in mind * Uses numerous examples from multilingual settings * Explains basic concepts, supported by a glossary * Further Reading lists, a full bibliography, and a section on 'next steps' provide valuable guidance.

English - History, Diversity and Change (Hardcover): David Graddol, Dick Leith, Joan Swann English - History, Diversity and Change (Hardcover)
David Graddol, Dick Leith, Joan Swann
R2,409 Discovery Miles 24 090 Ships in 9 - 15 working days


The story of English is often presented as one of progress: from a set of Germanic dialects to a fully-fledged national, and international language. The emphasis in this book is on the diversity of English throughout its history and the changing social meanings of different varieties of English.
Topics include:
* the history of English; from old English to the present day
* the development of English as a World Language
* grammar
* accents
* style shifting and code switching
* the notion of good and bad English
The book includes contributions from Nikolas Coupland, David Graddol, Paul Kerswill, Marie-Noelle Lamy, Dick Leith, Donald Mackinnon, Geff Siegal, Joan Swann, Linda Thomas and Susan Wright, as well as readings from a range of sources.

A Dictionary of Sociolinguistics (Paperback): Joan Swann A Dictionary of Sociolinguistics (Paperback)
Joan Swann
R874 Discovery Miles 8 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This comprehensive dictionary of the field of sociolinguistics, should be a valuable reference for students and teachers of sociolinguistics, others concerned with the socially-oriented study of language and those with a professional interest in language. Entries are concise, the style is reader-friendly and numerous cross-references enable readers to follow up links to related terms and concepts. are faced with a proliferation of theories, concepts and terminology. This is sometimes a minefield, with similar terms used rather differently within different academic traditions. The dictionary provides a broad coverage of sociolinguistics, including macro- and micro-sociolinguistics and a range of approaches within variationist, interactional, critical and applied traditions. In explaining sociolinguistic terminology, the dictionary is able to map out the traditions and approaches that comprise sociolinguistics and should thus help readers find their way around this fascinating but complex subject. sociolinguistics. They also draw on their experience of working in different geographical areas, including the USA, UK and Europe, Australia, southern Africa and the Indian subcontinent.

Learning English (Paperback, 2nd edition): Neil Mercer, Joan Swann, Barbara Mayor Learning English (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Neil Mercer, Joan Swann, Barbara Mayor
R1,342 Discovery Miles 13 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Learning English focuses on young children's acquisition of spoken and written English in monolingual and bilingual contexts and explores the debates surrounding English in schools and colleges, and the often controversial nature of the English curriculum in different parts of the world. English is learned in most parts of the world, both through use in the home and community, and as a major language of education. Learning English represents just some of this diversity.

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